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NYPD Is Banned From NYC Pride Events Until 2025 In An Effort To "Create Safer Spaces" For LGBTQIA+ And BIPOC Communitie
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(Feminism)
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... spaces for the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities at a time when violence against marginalized groups, specifically BIPOC and trans communities, has continued to escalate,” event organizers said in a statement ...
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Created on 19 May 2021
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Biden Administration Brings Back Obama-era Policies, Bans Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Community in Healthcare
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(Feminism)
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... sex discrimination also protect gay and transgender people. The department will begin again investigating complaints made on this issue in healthcare. The previous administration defined sex to be gender ...
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Created on 13 May 2021
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Self-Advocacy Might Have Saved Influencer Grace F. Victory's Life From A System Working Against He
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(Entertainment)
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... the long journey ahead of them.
Though admittedly nervous about sharing her news at first, Victory has fostered a strong social media presence since 2011, and continues to maintain great transparency ...
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Created on 18 March 2021
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Looking At The Groundbreaking "Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians," Decades Later: BUST Intervie
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(Books)
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... men. This means that not only are women, BIPOC, trans and nonbinary people not represented as they should be, or anywhere near in proportion to the way they exist in the real world. But we're not representin ...
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Created on 12 March 2021
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COVID-19 Has Made Access To Reproductive Healthcare Evasive, As If Getting An Abortion Wasn't Already Hard Enough in Americ
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This past year has been especially challenging for everyone. These challenges grow ever more prevalent when it comes to those combatting medical issues, even those separate from COVID-19. As the current ...
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Created on 23 February 2021
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Joe Biden Appoints Dr. Rachel Levine As Assistant Health Secretary, A Historical First For The Transgender Community
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(Feminism)
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... cabinet in general, as the first transgender person to become such an official. Currently, she is “Pennsylvania’s top health official”. When she’s confirmed by the U.S. Senate, she would become the first ...
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Created on 19 January 2021
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Comedian Catherine Cohen Wants You To Feel Less Alone: BUST Interview
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(Arts)
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There are certain people who live their lives naked. We have all met someone like this, or maybe we wish that we could live our own lives this way. They carry a willingness to open themselves up to ...
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Created on 30 November 2020
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What Louisiana's New Abortion Restrictions Mean For America ...
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(Feminism)
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... raising funds for the procedure and transportation costs, and obtaining or confirming health insurance coverage. Not only is late-term abortion rare, but researchers in 2004 found that 58 percent of abortion ...
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Created on 06 November 2020
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New Mexico Makes History, Electing All Women Of Color In Its House Delegation
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(Feminism)
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For the first time, New Mexico has elected all women of color in its House delegation. The House Democrats are Deb Haaland, who won her reelection in the 1st Congressional District, and Teresa Leger ...
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Created on 05 November 2020
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Here's How Georgia's Stacey Abrams Saved America: Exclusive BUST Intervi
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At the same time, we have to have a transformation of what we think law enforcement should be. Public safety means the public has to be safe, and sometimes that safety occurs long before a crime occurs. ...
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Created on 05 November 2020
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It’s Time For ‘Hot Nerd Fall:’ Megan Thee Stallion Launches A Scholarship for Women Of Color
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(Music)
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... Megan is incredibly passionate about the transformative power of education and remains a strong advocate for women pursuing a college degree.”
The application consists of basic details like age, course ...
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Created on 12 October 2020
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2020 Sees Highest Rates of Fatal Violence Against the Trans Community in Years
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(Feminism)
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“Trans people are not new. We have always been here. As long as there’s been recorded human history, we have always existed. But we have been written out of the human story…” said Imara Jones for TIME ...
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Created on 07 October 2020
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UK Government Has Halted Progression For Trans Rights on Gender Recognition Act Reform
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(Feminism)
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... announced that they would not go through with proposals that would make it easier for trans people to legally change their gender.
The Gender Recognition Act, or GRA, was developed under former Prime ...
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Created on 30 September 2020
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The Feminist Guide to Sex Education You Didn’t Get in School
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(Sex)
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... workers, trans sex workers, and Black sex workers are murdered by police and civilians, and it doesn’t even make it into the news because it’s commonplace. Violence towards sex workers is sexual violence, ...
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Created on 24 September 2020
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The 100th Anniversary of (Some) Women's Suffrage: Did YOUR state support women's right to vote? Check this state-by-state history of the fight for suffrage in Ameri
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(Feminism)
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... served as a Spanish translator for the movement. She also was the first woman to give a speech in Spanish in support of women's suffrage. On November 8, 1911, Clara Elizabeth Chan Lee became the first Chinese ...
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Created on 18 August 2020
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This Nonprofit Is Building Tiny Homes for Black Trans People
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(Feminism)
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If you are Black and transgender, you are five times more likely to experience homelessness than the general U.S. population. This is a reality that activist Kayla Gore fights against every day in her ...
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Created on 28 July 2020
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9 Independent Mask-Makers You Should Support Right Now
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(Style)
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1. Jamille Textiles
View this post on Instagram
Face masks are up!!! #AdiaJamille #JamilleTextiles ...
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Created on 08 July 2020
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You Should Know These 5 Queer Womxn Fighting for LGBTQ+ Rights Today
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(Feminism)
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... Pride month is that it has centered Black and Latinx queer and trans womxn voices. Hundreds of LGBTQ+ activists and community members took to a “Reclaim Pride” march in Chicago, recognizing Black and brown ...
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Created on 30 June 2020
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Badass Superhero Nicole Maines Makes Variety’s Power of Pride List
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(Entertainment)
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This Pride month, we’re excited to see Nicole Maines get special attention for her acting and activism in Variety’s Power of Pride List. As the first transgender superhero to ever appear on TV, most ...
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Created on 16 June 2020
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14 Black Women-Owned Beauty and Wellness Brands to Support Right Now (And Always)
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(Style)
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... skincare brand, founded by Abena Boamah-Acheampong, is on a mission to disrupt the global beauty industry with transparency, sustainability, and accessibility.
2. Mielle Organics LLC
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Created on 03 June 2020